Soap-dispensing machine.



w. HADDOW. SOAP DISPENSING MACHINE.

APPLIOATIOI FILED AUG. 17, 1910.

Patented May 14, 1912.

.UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

.WILLIAM minnow, or ossmmo, NEW YORK;

, SO AP-DISPEN SING MACHINE.

'lhishwenttort relates to soap dispensing machines and particularly to that class {thereof as include cutting means, rotatable or fixed, in combination with means for rotat-ing the materialto be ground, scraped or abraded. Q

My improvements. are directed particularly to devices of the'class specified which are provided for dispensing in a finely di-' vided state such material as can be'obt'ained in or conveniently molded into cakes as soap, stove polish and the like.

The object of my improvements is to pro-. vide a device ()f'tl le class specified of simple construction and efficient in operation; In the d awing accompanying this specilicationlis illustrated the preferred embodiment of my improvements. TliereilrFigure 1 is an elevation ofmy improved machine. Fig. 2.i's a verticalcross-section on line 1-1 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan and Fig. 4 a

' sectionalelevation of the cutter of my improved device. Fig. 5 i s a detail sectional elevation to an enlarged seale, illust'ating the operation of the cutter upon the cake of material. A

My improved device comprises a receptacle A preferably cylindrical in form and for convenience of manufacture divided into two portions, as body 2, preferably having "means thereon as bracket. 3 for supporting said device from some convenient wall or otherwise, and neck 4 fixed in said body 2. Stem 5 is mounted in a-suitable. step 6 in the lower end of body 2 and preferably coaxial with said receptacle A. In the bottom I, of body 2 and preferably at one side of step 6 is discharge opening 7. In the lower portion of body 2 and with its axis at an angle to the axis of receptacle A cutter S is rota- -'t-ably mounted in seat 9 provided therefor in said body 2. Throughout a portion, preferably about one third, of its circumference, said seat 9 has overhanging flange 10 which in cooperation with big 11 opposite thereto serves to retain said cutter 8 in operative position on its seat 9, while permitting free rotation of said cutter. Said cutter 8 may pecification of Letters latcnt.

Application filed August 17, 1910. Serial No. 577,688.

said cake of material 20 downwardly onto Patented May 14,1912

be made of sheet metal and is preferably approximately a spherical zone in shape.- Stem 5 is provided with a notch or mortise 50 near its lower end .forthe passage of edge 80 of cutter 8 and which edge is approximately tangent to the axis of stem 5, so as to cut to the center of the cake of material 20 as said'cake is rotated about said stem .5 as .an axis. Turning freely on said stenrfi is sleeve 12; said sleeve is provided with a lengthwise rib 13 preferably arranged helically thereon. Said rib is rovided for engagement with a correspon ing slot or groove 21 in the'cake' of material ase'zo' 'a means for rotating said material from said -ieeve. The-helical disposition of said rib 13 and groove 21 are efiicient for urging cutter 8 when sleeve 12 is turned in the direction of its arrow. Receptacle A may be provided with, a cover 14 and which cover may be locked onto said receptacle by an ordinary bayonet lock 15 or by other suitable means. Suitably secured to said cover .14 and concentric with st n1 5 is bearing 16 in which is revolubly mou'hted driver 17 for sleeve 12. .Said driver comprises stem 18 extending into the upper end of sleeve 12 and having pin 19 in engagement with slot 22 of said sleeve 12. A convenient knurled button 23 may be fixed to the upper end of said driver 17. This particular arrangement of driver is not essential to my improvements but has been found convenient. It will be obvious to one skilled in the art that other well known means for communicating rotary motion to sleeve 12 will be equally eliicient.

Referring again to dish shaped cutter 8 it will be obvious that cutting edgeSO of v said cutter cannot cut an area on said cake of material 20 of a greater diameter than twice'the diameter of said-edge and while said edge 80 might have a greater di ameter relative to the diameter of cake 20 any material increase in the diameter of edge 80 would so reduce the area of cup shaped wall S1 of cutter 8 as to provide inadequate support for said cake and cause edge 80 to make too deep and wasteful a cut in said cake 20; I therefore prefer to make the diameter of edge 80 relatively small and to supplement its work by means of a circular row of teeth 82. Said teeth are conveniently filrmed by punching inwardly small portions of the wall of cutter 8. Said operate upon the row of teeth 82, is disposed at a sutiicient distance upwardly from cutting edge 8 to full diameter of cake 20 at 200, Fig. 2.

In operation, the rotation of cake 20 "in engagement with teeth 82 will cause cutter 8 to rotate in the same direction as said cake; Or if desired cutter 8 may be secured against rotation by causing lug 11 to securely engage. the edge of said cutter. In this latter case the material cut from said cake 20 will be somewhat greater in volume than in the former case where cutter 8 is rotated;

I thus produce a soap and the like of 'eiiiciency and having small liability rangement.

I claim:

- 1. A'soap dispensing machine including in combination, a receptacle, a stem sup ported therein, means for rotating a cake of material supported on said stem and a dishsh'aped cutter supported in said receptacle and having its axis at an angle to the axis of said stem.

2. A soap dispensing machine including in combination, a receptacle, a stem supported therein, means on said stem for simultaneously. rotating and urging cutterward a cake of material supported on said stem and a cutter supported in said receptacle and,having its axis at an angle to the axis of said stem;

3. A soap dispensing machine including a. receptacle, a stem supdispensing device for greater simplicity and to dein combination,

. ported therein, means for rotating a cake of material 'supp0rte'don said stem, a cutter ;of approximatel hollow spherical zone shape supported in said receptacle and having its ax1s at an an le to the axis of, said the Park Row Building New multaneously rotating and urging cutterward a cake of material supported on said stem, a cutter of approximately hollow spherical zone shape supported in said receptacle and having its axisat anangle to the axis of said stem and its lower circular edge comprising cutting means and having a plurality of teeth projecting inwardly from its inner surface.

5. A soap dispensing machine including in combination, a receptacle, a stem supported therein, means for rotating the sleeve and a cutter of approximately hollow spherical zone shape supported in said receptacle and having its axis at an angle to the axis of said stem.

6. A soap dispensing machine including in combination, a cylindrical receptacle, an axial stem supported therein, a sleeve rotatably mounted on said stem, a helical rib on the sleeve, a cover for one end OfSd ltl receptacle, means for rotating'the sleeve and for supporting the upper end'thereof, carried by said cover, a dish shaped cutter rotat'ably supported in said receptacle and having its axis at an angle tothe axis of the receptacle and having cutting means at. its lower edge and between its lower and upper edges.

7. A soap in combination,

dispensing machine including a cylindrical receptacle, an

' axial stem supported therein, a sleeve rosaid stem, a helical rib for rotating the sleeve said reaugle to tatably mounted on on the sleeve, means and a'cutter rot-at, bly supported in ceptacle and having its axis at an the axis of the receptacle.

Signed this'15th day of August 1910 in Yorkbefore stem and having cutting means at its lower i two subscribing witnesses.

edge and between its lower and upper edges.

4, A soap dispensing machine including in'combina-tion, a receptacle, a stem supported therein, means on said stem for si- WILLIAM I-lADDUW.

Vitnesscs 2 \Vniuun M. S'roxs, Cnas. W. LA Run.

. a. sleeve rotatably mounted on said stem, drivlngmeans on the sleeve, 

